Because all the firstborn are mine; for on the day that I smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I hallowed unto me all the firstborn in Israel, both man and beast: mine shall they be: I am the LORD.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
Psalms
PoetryFor how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall come on my father.
Genesis
LawThen shalt thou lay up gold as dust, and the gold of Ophir as the stones of the brooks.
Job
WisdomAnd they gave him audience unto this word, and then lifted up their voices, and said, Away with such a fellow from the earth: for it is not fit that he should live.
Acts
HistoryAnd the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
John
Gospels / JohnYour remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.
Job
Wisdom / JobHe went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.
2 Kings
HistoryMy servant Moses is not so, who is faithful in all mine house.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd sent his servant at supper time to say to them that were bidden, Come; for all things are now ready.
Luke
GospelsAnd they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahAnd houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; when thou shalt have eaten and be full;
Deuteronomy
LawAnd who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAnd the ten bases, and ten lavers on the bases;
1 Kings
History / JeremiahNow this I say, that every one of you saith, I am of Paul; and I of Apollos; and I of Cephas; and I of Christ.
1 Corinthians
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.
2 Kings
HistoryI will delight myself in thy statutes: I will not forget thy word.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd he asked them, How many loaves have ye? And they said, Seven.
Mark
Gospels / MarkAnd the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.
Revelation
Apocalyptic / JohnAnd when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead, and laid upon his bed.
2 Kings
History / JeremiahIf I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
Psalms
PoetryThe burden which Habakkuk the prophet did see.
Habakkuk
Minor Prophets / HabakkukAnd judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
Jeremiah
Major Prophets / JeremiahThe sons of Judah; Er, and Onan, and Shelah: which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Canaanitess. And Er, the firstborn of Judah, was evil in the sight of the LORD; and he slew him.